Isaiah 23:12:4Isa.23.12.W4TAB

לַעְל֑וֹז

laeloz

to exult or to rejoice

Transliteration
la-e-LOZ
Extended
lah-eh-LOHZ
IPA
/laʕ.ˈloːz/

Meaning by language

English
to exult or to rejoice

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַ + עְ + ל֑וֹז
la + e + loz
laeloz

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Zayinz as in zero

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-e-LOZ

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer lo-to-si-FI OD la-e-LOZ

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer lo-to-si-FI OD la-e-LOZ ha-me-u-sha-KA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-DON khe-ti-IM ki-TIM ku-MI a-VO-ri gam-SHAM lo-ya-NU-akh LAKH

Exegesis

The negation loʾ-tōsîp̄î {לֹֽא-תוֹסִ֥יפִי | lōʾ tōsîp̄î} ‘you shall no longer continue’ governs the infinitive laʿlōz {לַעְל֑וֹז | laʿlōz} ‘to rejoice,’ forming a negated infinitival clause.

Root and etymology

ʿ-l-zayin–lamed–zayin

to exult

In contextIsaiah 23:12

And He said, “You shall no longer rejoice, O oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Kittim —even there there shall be no rest for you.”

About this coordinate

Isaiah 23:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 23:12, so the Hebrew word לַעְל֑וֹז (laeloz) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.23.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.12.W4.S1) and character.